Coming Home to Depression
My husband is a warm, funny, generous person. Together we discovered the most wonderful facets of couplehood, of moving [...]
Wanting and Not Touching
When I first saw the young man at an NCSY Shabbaton, my first thought was that “he’s so cute.” [...]
Decisions
Trigger warning: this blog contains explicit and sensitive material about pregnancy loss. Should we get pregnant? It was a [...]
Like Newlyweds in the Bedroom
Disclaimer: This blog contains ideas and suggestions in the realm of sexuality that some people might find forward. They are [...]
Ordinary and Extraordinary – Hanukkah 5781
We are resharing this blog post from Hanukkah 2020. Enjoy! Judaism is great at giving significance and meaning to [...]
Light one Light
It’s definitely donut season in Israel, where even snacks are seasonal. The closer we get to Hanukkah, the more [...]
From Fear to Freedom
My journey of knowing that I am a carrier of the BRCA 1 gene mutation began in New York [...]
Mikveh Monologue
Well, I’m here again. Funny how often I come here. Ha-ha. So now I have time to look over [...]
A Tale of Two Cities, Before and After
I met my husband when I was twenty-one. He lived in one city, I in another half way across [...]
On Tevillah After Sexual Abuse
With this ring / written by Ruchama ben Yosef (translated from Hebrew) Smooth on the inside No hatzitzot No [...]
The Time I Said NO
Here’s the thing with the mikveh. For me. I don’t like to go, but I go. I go when [...]
Challenging the Boundaries of Grief Illiteracy in Fertility Challenges
Tali was counting down the weeks to the “magic” 12th week when she and her husband could “safely '' [...]
The Luckiest Girl Alive
Disclaimer: This blog is the personal opinion of the author. The Eden Center does not endorse positions stated in [...]
Navigating Relational and Sexual Intimacy at Midlife and Beyond
The sexual life of a couple changes throughout the life cycle, as both partners navigate life’s transitions including but [...]
Mikveh Experiences – Yom Kippur Associations
Making Aliyah in 2018 was a life-changing experience for me and my husband of 40 years. After following our youngest [...]
Let My Ladies Dip
Photo Credit: Heidi Levine Mikveh can be a time of renewal and restoration for a woman. It [...]
Avoiding Medical Chatzizot
“May I have a fiberglass cast?” Falling off of her bike, she had fractured her distal radius, and the orthopedist [...]
What Is It Like to Be Going Through Fertility Treatments?
What is it like to be going through fertility treatments? Here is a description of a typical 2-months: I get [...]